Michael Haley
President and Managing Director, International at Inspire Brands
Inspire•Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Michael Haley serves as President of International for Inspire Brands, a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio encompasses nearly 32,000 restaurants across 60 countries. Inspire’s family of brands includes Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC Drive-In. Prior to Inspire Michael was based in London as the Chief Partnership Officer at Pret A Manger, a global food and beverage retail company. Previously Michael spent more than 14 years with Starbucks Coffee Company in Seattle, Amsterdam, and London. While at Starbucks, Michael led the development for licensed and franchised stores across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Experienced Executive and skilled leader across Partnerships (Franchising & Licensing), Retail Operations, Consumer Products, Communication, Team Building, Program Development and Relationship Management. Strong track record of driving business development, innovation and transformation across international markets while delivering revenue and profit growth.
Career Timeline
- InspireCurrentDec 2020–Present· 5 yrs 9 mos
- President and Managing DirectorCurrentDec 2020–Present
- Oct 2017–Nov 2020· 3 yrs 1 mo
- Chief Partnership OfficerAug 2019–Nov 2020
- Partnerships Managing DirectorOct 2017–Jul 2019
- Oct 2003–Sep 2017· 13 yrs 11 mos
- Director - Licensed & Franchised Stores EMEA2015–Sep 2017
- Director - Premium Self-Serve EMEANov 2012–2015
- Senior Business Development Manager - International Consumer ProductsMar 2012–Dec 2012
- Senior Brand Manager - International Consumer ProductsOct 2008–Mar 2012
- Category Manager - International Consumer ProductsAug 2006–Sep 2008
- Manager, Corporate DevelopmentOct 2003–Jul 2006
- Aug 1999–May 2001· 1 yr 9 mos
- Manager, Regional MarketingAug 1999–May 2001
- Jul 1997–Jul 1999· 2 yrs
- Environmental EngineerJul 1997–Jul 1999
Education
Negotiation & Leadership
Harvard Law SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Georgetown UniversityBachelor of Science - BS
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Villanova University